The deadline for filing income tax returns in the U.S. is April 15. As that date approaches tax payers are anxiously searching references and online tax preparation services. Caution is advised because fraudsters and phishers thrive during this time...

Microsoft released two Important security bulletins addressing eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Microsoft Office. Both bulletins have an aggregate Exploitability Index rating of “1” so it is recommended that the updates be installed as soon as...

Websites come and go. Forums either outlive their usefulness or evolve with the times. Ten years ago, Freedomlist was born as -- well -- as a list of free Internet Service Providers (ISPs). In fact, at that time it was the heyday of free ISPs...

The Waledac botnet had the capability of sending 1.5 billion spam e-mails per day. During a three-week period in December, 2009, approximately 651 million spam emails attributable to Waledac were directed to Hotmail accounts alone. Waledac also has...

Is your computer more vulnerable to drive-by downloads than it needs to be? The type of drive-by download I am referring to is malware that is installed from a Web site without any user intervention through the exploitation of a vulnerable software...